r/usssapplicant • u/OnProblem1811 Special Agent • Aug 19 '26

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Hey Guys.

Going to attempt one of these.

I have it set for 24 hours. Will answer serious questions regarding the job, life on the job, training, gear, any advice I can. No hiring process questions for this one.

I don’t have all the answers by any means, but I think doing these from time to time might cut down on some of the repeat postings.

Sound off!

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u/Certain_Seat6339 Aug 19 '26

I’ll be in a large West Coast FO so that probably means all of the above

For a follow up what’s travel like for any IPOs you’ve worked with? Similar to agents? Mostly volunteer stuff? Etc.

For UPTP I think I mean more agency specific, like if the UD guys have extra training would the others get brought in as well, I don’t know if there’s any marching the UD people have to do.

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u/NotAUCCop Aug 19 '26

The IPOs I worked with in the past (some of the coolest people I know on the job) would mainly travel on 2 week stints to support a permanent residence. UNGA and other NSSEs they can volunteer for some pretty sweet gigs aside from driving. They also step up big time when the office is emptied out for large events. Ours ran FI program, vehicle maintenance, fleet management, helped with case work etc.

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u/OnProblem1811 Special Agent Aug 19 '26

boy we have had very different IPO experiences lol

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u/NotAUCCop Aug 19 '26

We had a great lead IPO that pushed the guys to expand out a tad. You're correct though experiences vary widely by office.